Perth to Birdsville and beyond.

Submitted: Thursday, Sep 28, 2006 at 18:04

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Old Mal

Just travelled (21 Aug to 3 Sept) from Perth to Uluru via Great Central Rd and road conditions were excellent but a bit dusty. The section of road between WA / NT Border from Docker River to Uluru is pretty rough though with bad corrugations. After Uluru we headed down the Oodnadatta track to Marree (road is mostly excellent - 90 kms/hour easy) then up the Birdsville track for the races. Again, road was mostly excellent. After Birdsville, we went to Innaminka via the Birdsville Dev Rd and Cordillo downs Rd which was mostly OK but at a slower pace. The worst bit of track was from Innaminka to the Dig Tree - the road is a nightmare with large rocks and very rough. All in all, quite an easy drive and no mech problems or blow outs (love the Goodrich All Terrain T/A's !). We were in a Nissan Patrol ST Turbo-diesel Tray back with Supreme Sunray slide on camper which performed faultlessly.

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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Thursday, Sep 28, 2006 at 21:49

Thursday, Sep 28, 2006 at 21:49

Good to hear Mal

We traveled that way a couple of years back 5 days Perth to Marree, we are trying to slow down.

Richard

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Follow Up By: Member - Phillip S (WA) - Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 00:32

Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 00:32

how long did it take you?

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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 20:53

Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 20:53

5 days Perth to Marree

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Reply By: tessa_51 - Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 08:22

Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 08:22

Old Mal
When did you go to the dig tree. We did it on 27/8 and didnt have a problem? Are you talking about the road out of Innamincka to Burke & Wills bridge, or the short trip off that road into the Dig Tree (about 14k's if memory serves me correctly)?
Even that wasn't too bad when we did it.
tessa

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Follow Up By: Member - extfilm (NSW) - Sunday, Oct 01, 2006 at 11:45

Sunday, Oct 01, 2006 at 11:45

Tessa,
I was there on the 27th...... I left about 10 am if I remember rightly.
I didn't find the road bad at all. Although I came up from the rig road and turned right to go to the dig tree. I remember see road building machines there so they were working on it.

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Reply By: oldbaz - Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:01

Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 11:01

Old Mal, pleased you had a good trip. we plan to use the Great Central Road next
April & would appreciate any info on acceptable camps you found along that way.
regards,,,oldbaz.

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Follow Up By: Old Mal - Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 18:54

Friday, Sep 29, 2006 at 18:54

Hi Old Baz,

We camped out in one of the numerous gravel pits beside the Great Central Rd one night near Cosmo Newberry which was fine and the second night we camped at the settlement near Giles weather station which was excellent. It had good ablutions and a good camp kitchen. It's worth getting up early to see the launch of the weather ballon at Giles at 0800 each morning and the conducted our of the weather station is also very informative. A lovely bit of outback Oz around here with lots of feral camels to boot. Enjoy.

Old Mal

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